1. Collection
Registered Number 1247
Acronym VTRSMEL
Full Name Rhizosphere-Soil Microbial Ecology Laboratory, VT, Collection of growth supportive microbes
Institution Virginia Tech
2. Correspondent
Correspondent Mark Williams
Postal Address Mark Williams , 301 Latham Hall, Ag Quad Lane, 24060,Blacksburg,VA,24061
Country U.S.A.
Telephone 1 (1) - 540 750 0521
Telephone 2 (1) - 540 750 0522
E-mail 1 markwill@vt.edu
E-mail 2 kxia@vt.edu
Homepage https://spes.vt.edu/faculty-staff/faculty/williams-mark.html 
3. Status of the collection
Status University
5. Personnel
Director Prof. Mark Andrew Williams
E-Mail:markwill@vt.edu
6. Main Subjects
Subjects Agriculture
Applied microbiology
Ecology
Environmental protection
General microbiology
soil
crops
Rhizosphere
roots
Soybean
7. Preservation
Method and category of cultures Subculturing(bacteria)
Freezer(bacteria)
Deposit to your collection
to other collections in your country
ATCC(USA)
Source(s) of strains for people in this country: isolated by or introduced from Isolation by ourselves
Personally from the scientists in our country
From the collections in our country
From the research institutions in our country
Number of Strains until now Type Holding strains
(total number)/(number from your country)		 new species
(total number)/(number from your country)
Bacteria 50 0 2 0
Number of strains last year Type Holding strains
(total number)/(number from your country)		 new species
(total number)/(number from your country)		 Microbes distributed
(total number)/(in your country)
Bacteria 0 0
9. Catalogue
10. Services
Services Identification(bacteria)
11. Entry and Update Dates
Date of Entry 2021-06-03
Date of Reply 2021-06-03